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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6028 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose 

the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2018 

Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. DONOVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent 

aircraft maintenance. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aircraft Maintenance 

5 Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF THE DATE AND LOCATION OF THE 

7 MOST RECENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘§ 44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most 

2 recent aircraft maintenance 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall require, 

4 beginning the day after the end of the 12-month period 

5 following the date of enactment of this section, an air car6 rier providing scheduled passenger air transportation to 

7 inform the public about its aircraft maintenance practices 

8 pursuant to the requirements described in subsections (b) 

9 and (c). 

10 ‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE REGARDING SPECIFIC FLIGHTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement described 

12 in this subsection is that an air carrier providing 

13 scheduled passenger air transportation shall display 

14 a notice that provides an individual with information 

15 on— 

16 ‘‘(A) the location at which the aircraft 

17 used for a scheduled flight most recently under18 went heavy maintenance; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the date of such maintenance. 

20 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION.—The 

21 information described in paragraph (1) shall be— 

22 ‘‘(A) prominently displayed in clear and 

23 plain language and in an easily readable font 

24 size on— 

25 ‘‘(i) the air carrier website accom26 panying each scheduled flight; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the air carrier website at the 

2 point of ticket purchase; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the electronic confirmation of a 

4 ticket purchase; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) passenger boarding documents; 

6 ‘‘(B) communicated clearly prior to the 

7 point of ticket purchase on the air carrier tele8 phone reservation system; and 

9 ‘‘(C) communicated clearly by an airline 

10 representative at a ticket counter. 

11 ‘‘(c) GENERAL DISCLOSURE FOR ENTIRE FLEET.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement described 

13 in this subsection is that an air carrier providing 

14 scheduled passenger air transportation shall display 

15 on its Internet website a list of— 

16 ‘‘(A) all of the locations at which aircraft 

17 in its fleet have undergone heavy maintenance 

18 in the past 5 years; and 

19 ‘‘(B) all of the locations at which the air 

20 carrier has an existing contract for aircraft in 

21 its fleet to undergo heavy maintenance. 

22 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION.—The 

23 information described in paragraph (1) shall be— 


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1 ‘‘(A) prominently displayed in clear and 

2 plain language and in an easily readable font 

3 size; and 

4 ‘‘(B) updated appropriately. 

5 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) HEAVY MAINTENANCE.—The term ‘heavy 

7 maintenance’ has the meaning given that term in 

8 section 44733(g)(1). 

9 ‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The term ‘location’ means 

10 the city and country in which the facility at which 

11 heavy maintenance on an aircraft was performed is 

12 located.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap14 ter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

15 adding at the end the following: 

‘‘44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance.’’. 

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